Smart position sensors

The SMC
range of smart position sensors just got bigger thanks to the addition of the D-MP
model, which ensures consistent and continuous accuracy and control. It is the
first sensor in the SMC product portfolio capable of determining, at all times,
the stroke position of air cylinders and providing continuous feedback.

D-MP is
available with three types of output: analogue signal, IO-Link process data or flexible
switching point. The analogue output of the actuator position has a voltage
output range of 0–10 V and a current output of 4–20 mA, with all three outputs
benefiting from four measurement modes within a range of 0 mm to 200 mm. Thanks
to its functionality, D-MP allows a single actuator position sensor to replace
multiple auto-switches, thereby reducing the number of components needed.

“Here at
SMC we are always looking for ways to make our customers’ lives easier and to
increase their operational efficiency. D-MP is an excellent example of how our
company responds to the needs of the market, coming up with complete packages
of solutions that cover actuators, sensors and applications”, says Dafne
Parigi, product manager at SMC Italia.

Being
IO-Link compatible, D-MP allows operators to access specific data and flag any
problems with an internal error warning. The “plug and play” design ensures
further efficiencies in cost and labour terms, reducing to a minimum the
hardware requirement and thus the risk of programming errors.

The
switching point offers normal and reversed outputs and four measurement modes -single
point, auto switch, window and 2-point - with an On/Off position function, making
it possible to define multiple switching points in the smallest of spaces.

D-MP lends
itself to a wide range of applications, for example measuring various
parameters including length and width discrimination, or screw-in depth of
machined holes. Furthermore, being IP67 certified, it can be used in hazardous
environments.

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